Can Retirement REALLY be Far Behind?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Irony and sarcasm are especially hard to convey with the typed word. Have seen people reply indignantly to totally tongue-in-cheek letters to the editor in the local paper. Missed the point entirely. Reason I put <grin> behind some of my posts. I thought your post was amusing and so right on.

Ann, i agree on your point about irony and sarcasm being hard to detect. I have found out the hard way several times. I usually use the grins if I think there might be a chance that someone could take it the wrong way and get offended. Sometimes though, its fun to just be as sober and dry as possible and see how its received. Sadly, these are the things that amuse me.